Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Centre ( center in the USA) in Ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice A shot in Ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with their stick in the direction of the net Human height varies according to both "nature" and "nurture". 85 m) 195 lb (88 kg/13 st 13 lb)
NHL Team	San Jose Sharks
Nationality	Germany
Born	August 24, 1983 (1983-08-24) (age 24), Calw, West Germany
NHL Draft	20th overall, 2001 San Jose Sharks
Pro career	2003 – present

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Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Calw (ˈkalf traditional dialect pronunciation) is a town in the middle of Baden-Württemberg in the south of Germany, capital of the district Calw. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Centre ( center in the USA) in Ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice The San Jose Sharks are a professional Ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. He was drafted in the 1st round, 20th overall by the Sharks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, though he remained in Germany until 2003. The 2001 NHL Entry Draft was held in June at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise Florida. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. He spent all of the 2003–2004 season with the Cleveland Barons, the Sharks' then minor league affiliate, but joined the Sharks during the 2004 playoffs. The 2003-04 AHL season was the 68th season of the American Hockey League. The Cleveland Barons were a professional hockey team in the American Hockey League. The 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs for the National Hockey League began on April 7, 2004, following the 2003–04 regular season. He holds the franchise record in Cleveland for longest assist streak (7 games). He has played for Team Germany in numerous tournaments, including the 2000 (as a sixteen-year-old) and 2001 World Junior Championships, the 2001 U18 Championships, the 2002 World Junior tournament, the 2003 Swiss Cup, the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 Winter Olympics. The German national men's Ice hockey team first participated in serious international competition at the 1911 European Hockey Championship. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The IIHF World U18 Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-18 Ice hockey teams from around the world The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. For the curling tournament see Swiss Cup Basel The Swiss Cup ( Schweizer Cup; Coupe de Suisse; Coppa Svizzera The 2005 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held April 30-May 15 2005 in Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria. The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Touted for his defensive prowess and faceoff skills, Goc looks to be a fixture on Team Germany for many years. A faceoff is the method used to begin play in Ice hockey. The two teams line up in opposition to each other and the opposing centres attempt to gain control of the

Goc has 2 brothers who also play professional hockey. Sascha Goc has played for Team Germany as well, and a younger brother Nikolai, who alongside Sascha plays for the Hannover Scorpions. Sascha Goc (born April 14 1979 in Calw, West Germany) is a German Ice hockey player currently playing for the Hannover Franchise Successes 1977: Regionalliga Nord Champion 1991: Regionalliga Nord Champion 1994: Oberliga Nord

Goc is in the final year of a two-year-contract worth US$1. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 575 million, signed in July 2006.

During the 2007–08 NHL season, Goc is writing a semi-weekly blog about his experiences with the Sharks. The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League. [1]

Playoff success

Goc will always be remembered in San Jose for his playoff performance debut in the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The National Hockey League (NHL season is divided into the regular season and the Stanley Cup playoffs In his first NHL game, Game 5 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the St. Louis Blues, Goc assisted on the series-clinching goal by deflecting the puck away from Blues goaltender Chris Osgood and right to Mark Smith. The St Louis Blues are a professional Ice hockey team based in St Christopher John Osgood (born November 26, 1972 in Peace River Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender Mark Smith (b October 24, 1977, Edmonton Alberta) is an Ice hockey centre in the NHL. Then, in his second game, Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Colorado Avalanche, he scored the series-clinching goal by deflecting a shot past Avalanche goaltender David Aebischer. The Colorado Avalanche are a professional Ice hockey team based in Denver Colorado, United States David Aebischer (born February 7 1978 in Fribourg Switzerland) is a professional Ice hockey Goaltender for HC Lugano of Nationalliga

Marcel Goc in warmups on March 28, 2008

Career statistics

External links

• Marcel Goc's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Marcel Goc's NHL player profile
• Marcel Goc at TSN.ca
• Goc's blog at SanJoseSharks.com